Javascript Menu by Deluxe-Menu.com
  • 3 Day Forecast 2.0 
    My Interactive Radar
    Current Conditions in Little Rock:
    54°
    WIND HUMIDITY
    6 NE 80%

    Sat
    60°

    Sun
    63°

    Mon
    65°
    Sponsored by
  • Your Opinion 
    Health Care

    Are you still keeping up with the health care reform debate?
     Yes
     No

     

    View Results
    View Other Polls
  • Marketplace Widget 
    Rewards
    Jobs
    Business
    A Better U Massage
    $50.00 Gift Certificate for $25.00

    Lulav: a Modern Eatery
    $50.00 Gift Certificate for $25.00

    San Francisco Bread Co.
    $50.00 Gift Certificate for $25.00

    Cross-Eyed Pig Barbecue on Cantrell
    $50.00 Gift Certificate for $25.00

    Classifieds
    Travel
  • NEW: Arkansas Rewards 
    50% Off Gift Certificates

    San Francisco Bread Company
    $50 Gift Certificate for $25

    A Better U Massage
    $50 Gift Certificate for $25

    Lulav: a Modern Eatery
    $50 Gift Certificate for $25 

    Cross-Eyed Pig Barbecue on Cantrell
    $50 Gift Certificate for $25

    Signup for Deals!

  •  
  • Interior - Small 
  • Good News Matters: Faith & Football 
    Reported by: Jancey Sheats, KARK 4 News

    Thursday, Aug 27, 2009 @04:20pm CDT

    Faith and football. You may not think the two have much in common, but when Camden native Josh Steed went looking for answers regarding Christianity, he found them on the field.
       
    It's the fourth quarter, fourth and goal and the clocking is ticking. Are you ready?

    It's a question Camden native Josh Steed tackled for years.

    "My struggles in life started when I was 7 years old. My parents went through a divorce," says Josh Steed.

    "My mom died of cancer when I was 9 years old. And a few years later, my sister Tammy gets in a car wreck and later dies. My faith was really shaken at that point in life.”

    Bitter and angry, Josh took his frustrations out on the field. He played football for Harmony Grove for five years. It was an escape from reality, but only a temporary solution.

    "It's kind of like drugs and alcohol,” says Steed. “When you sober up the next day, the problems are still there. When I took the uniform off, I still had issues in my heart."

    At 23, he broke through when a televangelist spoke to his heart. Josh got on his knees, accepted Christ, and never looked back. He joined the seminary and just graduated with his PhD from North Tennessee Bible Institute.

    "I started thinking of all of the parallels that run between scripture and life and football,” says Steed.
       
    His dissertation turned into a book, Faith and Football. Steed shares his own testimony and that of other well known players and coaches including NFL players Corey Williams, Matt Jones, and Joe Brown, and Georgia bulldog head coach Mark Richt.

    "He said, it's important to realize what we do is not who we are. If you let your life get too wrapped up in sports or your career, and then something happens where you can't play anymore, you can't perform anymore, your world will crumble,” says Steed. “I just put what has changed my life and the life of others into words that people who enjoy sports and particularly football can relate to and understand."

    Off the field, Steed is marketing Faith and Football between haircuts. He owns a barber shop in Camden and is busy raising four kids. Meanwhile, he continues his passion to share his faith and tries to live by what he preaches.

    And when it comes to fourth and goal, Josh says he's ready.

    "I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, after preaching to others, I fear that I myself might be disqualified."

    Click here for more information on Faith and Football, including how to get a copy.
  • Talk to Us 
    Talk to Us / Sound Off / Share Thoughts

  • Other Local Stories from KARK 4 News 
    Saturday, November 21st, 2009
    4:00 AM
      
    Reported by: KARK 4 News
    Normal hours resume Sunday.

    2:00 AM
      
    Reported by: KARK 4 News
    Battle McNeese State in Southland Conference game.

    12:00 AM
      
    Reported by: KARK 4 News
    Watch at 10:00, the only place to see the live drawing.

    Friday, November 20th, 2009
    9:45 PM
      
    Reported by: KARK News
    A candlelight vigil was held to encourage Senator Blanche Lincoln not to vote in favor of healthcare reform

    6:51 PM
      
    Reported by: KARK 4 News
    51-year-old Alex Reaves is charged with manufacturing and possession of a controlled substance.

    6:42 PM
      
    Reported by: KARK 4 News
    After a small pox scare this morning, the River Valley Medical Center is accepting emergency room patients again.

    5:36 PM
      
    Reported by: Lauren Trager, KARK 4 News
    A local group is upset that the Secretary of State denied their request for the second year in a row, to have a display on the Capitol grounds for the holidays.

    5:24 PM
      
    Reported by: KARK 4 News
    Ward Three Alderman Cary Gaines resigned, effective today.

    3:50 PM
      
    Reported by: Melissa Simas
    20 kids placed in permanent homes.

    3:30 PM
      
    Reported by: KARK 4 News
    Governor Mike Beebe's weekly radio address.
  • Value Click 
  • Live Stream 
    There are no active stories to display. Please check back later.
  • Talk to Us 
  • Interior - Tower 
  •  
  • Interior Tower B